Holes
by Louis Sachar
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Author: Louis SacharEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2000
ISBN: 0439244196
Number of pages: 233
Publisher: Scholastic
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Book Review: Holes
Summary: 5 Stars
Alex Leko
Tinnel
Block 4
10-3-08
The story Holes by Louis Sachar is about a young boy named Stanley Yelnats who is always in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is a tall, chubby,long curly-haired,emotional boy. He comes from a poor family that is believed to be cursed. Stanley's no good-dirty rotten-pig stealing-Great Great Grandfather had stolen a pig from Madame Zeroni. They were cursed for always and eternity from that day on. One day Stanley is going home after missing the buses. Then a pair of shoes mysteriously falls from the sky. They hit him on the head. he wants to bring them home to his dad who is trying to find a way to make foot odor odorless. Stanley runs home as police pull up and ask him why he's running. He is arrested and later finds out the shoes were stolen. He was given a choice at court. He could either go to jail or Camp Green Lake. He chooses Camp Green Lake a hot, sunny camp in a Texas desert. They dig holes to build character. He arrives but there's one problem, he's innocent. He didn't steal the shoes. It turns out the were a five thousand dollar pair of cleats hat belonged to Clyde Livingston, a star baseball player a one of Stanley's heroes. At first the camp is hard for him. Being the new kid gets him no respect. As he becomes more social with his acquaintances, his life at Camp Green Lake gets easier. One boy named Zero becomes his best friend. He is verbally abused by the counselors and other campers. They nicknamed him Zero because he never talks to anyone besides Stanley. One day Zero gets so mad at a counselor for calling him stupid that he hits him across the face with a shovel. He then runs off into the distance. As days pass by he overhears the campers sharing their opinions on what had happened to Zero. All of the opinions worried Stanley. The next day he steals on of the counselors truck and tries to drive it to Zero. He came up short by crashing into a hole he jumps out of the truck and runs in the direction Zero ran to. Zero and Stanley do not return for some days. They climb a mountain and find water up there as well as onions. They stay up here for about a week and a half before they go back to camp. The theme of this story is to not judge a book by its cover. Stanley may look like a criminal but that does not make him guilty. Zero may seem stupid but he is a lot smarter than everyone thinks he is. I highly recommend reading this book. This book is very adventurous. The rating I give this book is 5 out of 5 stars!
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Stanley Yelnats is unjustly sent to Camp Green Lake where he and other boys are sentenced to dig holes to build character. Stanley learns the warden has them digging holes for something else- but what?Subjects Books
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